Received an amazing and detailed article on salary negotiation by Kalzumeus today (hat tip @ramit), complete with step-by-step instructions, scripts, and the psychology behind some of these tactics. Love it. Some gems: On searching for jobs “Many people think job searches go something like this: See ad for job on Monster.com Send in a resume. Get […]
I didn’t want to blog about investing till much later, but the Straits Times had an interesting article yesterday titled Stocks v Property. It deals with the issue of “Where the hell should I put my money?!” when it comes to investments. Everyone talks about investments, like: “yeaaahhhh I should really save up for a house…
Happy Chinese New Year! It’s that time of the year when the malls play annoying “dong-dong-dong-dong-chiaaanngggg” music, when Singapore gets a 2-day holiday (and China gets like 14), and we get to stuff our faces with pineapple tarts and abalone and those awesome prawn rolls. Oh, and single people get to receive some FREE cash
Ever found yourself at the end of the month, checking your bank balance, and going “WHERE THE HELL DID ALL MY MONEY GO???!!” No, seriously. It’s happened to me. After some careful research, I’ve found that there are two explanations for this phenomenon: 1) You donated all your money to a “Nigerian prince”, or 2)
The New York Times had an excellent article entitled “The Rise of the New Groupthink” a couple of days ago, which pretty much slammed the idea of physical collaboration – or rather, an over-emphasis on it in our offices, our schools, our working spaces, and our friggin’ lives. I think they’re on to something here.
It’s TED Thursday again! This week’s TED Talk is one of my favorites – it’s about how we all spend the majority of time at the office, but it’s paradoxically one of the least effective places to do your work in. In the office, we’re constantly bombarded with a flurry of emails, calls, meetings, and
So here’s the thing: I’ve been reading some literature on the psychology of influence and persuasion, and one of the things that particularly struck me was this: A change in behavior leads to a change in attitude Most of us think it works the other way round. Think about it. If we were normal, rational
So far, I’ve blogged a couple of posts about saving, and how you can completely automate it. However, in a seemingly about-face in my philosophy of prudent saving, my previous post was about spending extravagantly on the things you love. My friend Paul told me that it might be a tad confusing for everyone, so
I used to joke that I should create a charity called the “Buy Lionel a Porsche Fund” and I’d pester people to donate to ‘a worthwhile cause’ (hey, it’s worthwhile to me). Even though it’s pretty unlikely you could get people to donate to your charity, there’s nothing to stop you from donating to it.
